b'M e m b e rshi pmembers of the ireland fundswinegeesesocietyrepresentsomeoftheirelandfundsmostgenerousdonors.thesociety celebrates wine, food,andartofirishprovenancefrom around the world whileraising support for the worka kingdom of wineof the ireland funds.asofthiswriting,theirelandfundswinegeeseThe new edition of Ted Murphys award-winning A Kingdom of Wine: A Celebration ofIrelands Winegeese will be out in late January 2013. Ted Murphy is the Honorarysocietyhas120membersandChairman of the WineGeese Society. This book was made possible by the support of 65 honorary members. the Patrons of The Ireland Funds WineGeese Society. The sold out first edition is membersarehonorary followed by an equally sumptuously illustrated coffee table hardback book that tracesthe drinking traditions, winemaking, and wine trading history of the Irish fromprimarilytheownersofpre-Christian times to the present day. vineyardsthathavebeenAs wine writer Toms Clancy notes, Ted Murphy in offering this revised edition visitedbythesociety,orhas extended again the reach of his scholarship. In that, he is an example to all scholars in never resting or being satisfied with his information, he is always eager to dignitariessupportingrefine, review, and embrace every new shred of information and evidence. society events.This makes the second edition a vital addition to the body of wine and wine history writing because, like the first edition it is breaking new ground again, tellingnew stories and bringing an even clearer picture of the Irish hand in sculpting ourpresent picture of wine.For further information on the book, please contact Elisabet Bordt at: 469.232.9601 (US) or ebordt@irlfunds.orgconnect 2013 | 59'